He committed an
improper use of company funds, which led to his termination.
他犯了滥用公司资金的不当行为，因此被解雇。
The children were dressed in
improper attire for the formal event.
孩子们穿得不适当，不适合正式场合。
She made an
improper comment about her boss in front of everyone.
她在众人面前对老板说了不得体的话。
His actions were deemed
improper by the disciplinary committee.
纪律委员会认为他的行为不当。
The medicine should be taken in proper dosage, not in excess.
药物应按照适当的剂量服用，不可过量。
The dog was barking in an
improper manner, disturbing the neighbors.
狗叫的方式不合适，打扰了邻居。
She handled the situation in an
improper way, causing unnecessary conflict.
她处理问题的方式不当，引发了不必要的冲突。
Proper identification is required for entry into the restricted area.
进入限制区域需要出示适当的身份证件。
His driving was considered
improper due to frequent speeding violations.
由于频繁超速，他的驾驶方式被认为是不恰当的。
The restaurant refused to serve alcohol to someone who appeared under the influence of drugs, as it's their policy to maintain propriety.
餐厅拒绝向疑似吸毒的人提供酒精饮料，这是他们保持适当的规定。
"For example, staff in some companies did not disconnect their grounding switches due to improper operation, resulting in power transmission with the grounding switch, posing dangers to the grid.
“例如，一些公司的工作人员由于操作不当，没有断开接地开关，导致用接地开关输电，对电网构成危险。
If the grounding switch at the user's end is not disconnected, the Liyuan substation would automatically lock up to avoid improper power transmission.
如果用户端的接地开关没有断开，梨园变电站将自动闭锁，以避免不当输电。
From 2018 to 2020, over 1,000 individuals from PwC Hong Kong and hundreds of individuals from the Shanghai firm were found to engage in improper answer sharing – by either providing or receiving access to answers through two unauthorized software applications – in connection with online tests for mandatory internal training courses related to the firms' US auditing curriculum.
从2018年到2020年，普华永道香港的1000多人和这家上海公司的数百人被发现参与了不正当的答案分享——通过两个未经授权的软件应用程序提供或接收答案——与公司美国审计课程相关的强制性内部培训课程的在线测试有关。
"This means that the country will avoid sudden, intensive and special rectifications of improper behavior in the platform economy in the future, which will be another firm support for platform companies to develop," he said.
他说：“这意味着，未来国家将避免对平台经济中的不当行为进行突然、密集和专项整治，这将是平台公司发展的又一坚定支持。”。
"Over the past year and more, authorities have conducted intensive and special rectifications of improper behavior in the platform economy and have achieved the desired effect of a fairer market environment.
“在过去一年多的时间里，当局对平台经济中的不当行为进行了深入的专项整治，并取得了更公平的市场环境的预期效果。
In 2021, the SAMR looked into over 100 cases of improper behavior and levied fines in 98 monopolistic instances in the internet sector, involving companies like Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan and JD.
2021年，SAMR调查了100多起不当行为案件，并对98起互联网行业垄断案件处以罚款，涉及腾讯、阿里巴巴、美团和京东等公司。
"To make the platform economy normalized means regulatory efforts will become routine and avoid fragmented supervision, which had earlier led authorities to ignore illegal or improper behavior during the sector's nascent phase, only to start regulating it in sudden spurts," Wang said.
王说：“使平台经济正常化意味着监管工作将成为常规，避免分散监管，这在早些时候导致当局忽视了该行业新生阶段的非法或不当行为，但却突然开始对其进行监管。”。
"It also demonstrated the country's full determination in driving the market vitality through improving registration and capital systems for companies and regulating improper investing and financing behaviors," Wu added.
吴补充道：“这也表明了国家通过改善公司注册和资本制度以及规范不当投资和融资行为来激发市场活力的充分决心。”。
"Such moves clearly send a signal that the country is boosting regulations on improper market behavior, especially monopolistic behavior, by internet and technology firms," said Wang Peng, an associate professor at Hillhouse Research Institute at Renmin University of China.
“这显然释放出一个信号，即国家正在加强对于市场不正当行为，尤其是互联网科技企业的垄断行为的监管。”中国人民大学重阳金融研究院副研究员王鹏说。
If they are handled in an improper way, such as being put in landfills, they will cause pollution to the surrounding environment," said Zhou Xiaonong, general manager of Guizhou Moutai Brewery (Group) Circular Economy Industrial Investment Development Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Kweichow Moutai that focuses on recycling distillers grains.
“如果处理不当，比如被填埋，就会对周围环境造成污染，”负责回收酒糟的茅台子公司——贵州茅台酒厂（集团）循环经济产业投资发展有限公司总经理周小农表示。
In a statement published on Monday, four government agencies including the People's Bank of China -- the central bank -- ordered Ant to cut off "improper connections" between its payment platform and its financial products, among a bevy of government measures to bar the "disorderly expansion of capital" and rein in financial risks.
中国央行——中国人民银行——与另外三家政府机构在周一发布的一份声明中，要求蚂蚁集团切断其支付平台与金融产品之间的“不正当联系”。这是政府一系列措施的一部分，旨在阻止“资本的无序扩张”，并遏制金融风险。
However, the country's market regulator fined five community group-buying platforms last month for improper pricing.
但是，上个月，该国市场监管机构对五家社区团购平台开出了价格违规罚单。
Ma said the strengthened supervision will help restrict improper operations of platforms, protect fair competition and innovation in the market, safeguard consumer rights and promote the healthy development of the online economy in the long run.
他表示，强化监管将有助于约束平台的不当行为，保护市场公平竞争和创新，维护消费者权益，并从长远来看推动互联网经济的健康发展。
"The strengthened anti-monopoly supervision will play a positive and stable role in restricting improper operations of platform operators, protecting the legitimate interests of trading participants as well as bolstering the healthy development of the platform economy," said Cui Zhijuan, a professor at the Beijing National Accounting Institute.
北京国家会计学院教授崔志娟表示，强化反垄断监管将有助于约束平台运营商的不正当经营行为，保护交易参与者合法权益，促进平台经济健康发展。
Tencent noted the authority is still very supportive of the internet and technology segment, especially the innovative development of the industry, with the purpose of avoiding improper behaviors and ensuring the long-term healthy development of the industry.
腾讯指出，监管机构仍然非常支持互联网和技术领域，特别是该行业的创新发展，目的是防止不正当行为，确保行业长期健康发展。
"Due to improper eye habits, the age of onset of cataract has also shown a younger trend in recent years.
”Ren said neither he nor Huawei has ever received a government request for “improper information”.
The committee withdrew its suit as Baidu had removed improper functions.
In a reciprocal manner, China has expressed its serious apprehensions regarding Australia's anti-dumping and countervailing measures on three specific Chinese products, namely wind towers, railway wheels and deep drawn stainless steel sinks, as well as the improper practices in Australia's trade remedy investigations against China, he told a weekly news conference in Beijing.
However, the report also showed many existing problems in China regarding the business environment for the digital economy, which include the incompleteness of the basic policy system for the digital economy, some improper invisible fees on enterprises, room for improvement in scientific and technological innovation and intellectual property rights protection, and unbalanced development between regions.
Data from the State Administration for Market Regulation showed that as of July, the market regulator had looked into over 100 cases of improper behavior and levied fines on 98 monopolistic instances in the internet sector.
"Pan said the recent policy developments will pave the way for the healthy development of the platform economy, while normalized supervision will take the place of intensive and special rectification of improper behaviors of platform companies.
"Over the past year and more, authorities have conducted intensive and special rectifications of improper behaviors in the platform economy and have achieved the desired effect of a fairer market environment.
The State Administration for Market Regulation has looked into over 100 cases of improper behavior and levied fines on 98 monopolistic instances in the internet sector, involving companies like Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan and JD.
"To make the platform economy normalized means regulatory efforts will become routine and avoid fragmented supervision, which had earlier led authorities to ignore illegal or improper behavior during the sector's nascent phase, only to start regulating it in sudden spurts," said Wang, who is also director of the Center for Competition Law and Policy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
"The goal is to break down current monopolies, including those in the public sector, spawned by local-level protectionism, remove improper administrative interference and nip in the bud private-sector monopolies that have been blocking the formation of an open market," Liu said.
"Over the past year, authorities have conducted intensive and special rectifications of improper behavior in the platform economy and have achieved the desired effect of a more equitable market environment.
Fragmented supervision is basically ignoring illegal or improper behavior during the initial development stage of a sector but suddenly starting to regulate it," said Wang, who is also director of the Center for Competition Law and Policy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
"It is expected that the country can break 'invisible walls' that block the functioning of a smooth market, which mainly include local protectionism, improper administrative interference as well as corporate monopolies," he added.
"Strong leadership of the Party to ensure reforms stay on the right track, properly handling the relationship between the government and the market to avoid improper administrative interventions, unswervingly unleashing productivity potential, and using pilot projects for experiment－these are some of the important factors for China's success," he said.
The 19-point notice, which was issued by nine central government organs led by the National Development and Reform Commission, highlights strengthening financial regulations on platform companies, reining in monopolistic and improper practices of internet companies, and increasing their obligations regarding taxation.
The country enacted stricter regulations on the platform economy, imposed fines on a string of tech companies for improper behavior, set up an antimonopoly bureau and proposed amendments to its Antimonopoly Law.
Gan Lin, the recently appointed head of the new antimonopoly bureau under the State Administration for Market Regulation－or the SAMR－said the country will step up antimonopoly supervision and law enforcement, and will continue to regulate improper competition in key areas, including the platform economy, technological innovation and information security.
China will step up antimonopoly supervision and law enforcement, and will continue to regulate improper competition in key areas including the platform economy, technological innovation and information security, said Gan Lin, the recently appointed head of the country's new antimonopoly bureau under the State Administration for Market Regulation.
"We'll also strictly oppose those who apply for patents in improper ways and malicious trademark registrations to increase IPR protection at the root," he added.
The IP watchdog also released policies this year, including ending all patent subsidies and cracking down on improper behavior, to correct the blind pursuit of patent quantity.
The published cases involve harsh punishments for violations of intellectual property rights as well as improper enforcement practices of some administrative and judicial agencies.
Meanwhile, to better regulate the tourism market during the holidays and ensure people have a good experience, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has asked local authorities to tighten supervision to check improper or illegal operations by tourism companies.
However, there are still some platforms and companies indulging in improper behavior, including randomly altering operation rules, encroaching on the rights and interests of passengers and drivers and disturbing the market order.
"Over the past year and more, authorities have conducted intensive and special rectifications of improper behaviors on the platform economy and have achieved the desired effect of a fairer market environment.
过去一年乃至更长的时间里，政府有关部门对平台经济中的不正当行为进行了集中深入的专项整改，并已达到了营造更加公平市场环境的预期效果。
"More targeted efforts will be made to steadily promote the rectification of improper market behavior by large platform companies to guide them to develop in compliance," he said.
“将做出更多有针对性的努力，持续推动大型平台企业纠正不正当市场行为，引导它们合规发展，”他说。
The source told China Daily that several ministries including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology continued regular and targeted rectifications of improper market behavior by tech giants.
该消息人士告诉《中国日报》，包括工业和信息化部在内的多个政府部门持续对科技巨头的不正当市场行为进行定期、有针对性的整改。
But, it stopped supplies to Shandong recently, and blamed the lack of capacity due to COVID-19 disruption and improper internal management.
但该公司最近已停止对山东的供应，并将此归咎于因新冠疫情导致的产能不足以及内部管理不当。
"The rules will play a positive role in restricting the improper operations of internet platforms, safeguarding consumers' legitimate rights and bolstering the healthy long-term development of the digital economy," Ma said.
马先生表示：“这些规则将在约束互联网平台不当运营、保护消费者合法权益以及推动数字经济健康长远发展方面发挥积极作用。”
The platforms were ordered to rectify the problems and clean up the improper information and accounts in a thorough manner, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the country's top internet regulator, said on Wednesday.
中国国家互联网信息办公室（Cyberspace Administration of China，简称国家网信办），作为我国最高互联网监管机构，于周三表示已责令相关平台彻底整改问题，全面清理违规信息及账号。
Harmful information, including those featuring pornography and violence, on online educational platforms, and improper comic content easy for minors to imitate, including figures showing too much skin or story plots with violent scenes, have been made major targets to be cleaned up.
对在线教育平台上涉及色情、暴力等有害信息，以及易被未成年人模仿的不适宜漫画内容，如过多裸露画面或含有暴力场景的剧情设定，已明确列为清理整治的重点对象。
Children, especially left-behind children lacking care and attention from parents, tend to get addicted to short videos and imitate improper words and deeds in the videos, leading to concerns from educators, the magazine said.
该杂志称，儿童，尤其是缺乏父母关心和照顾的留守儿童，容易沉迷于短视频，并模仿视频中的不当言行，引发了教育工作者的关注。
The 12 attendees made positive comments on the government's work to promote a steady house purchasing and rental market, and also pointed out problems like improper regulations.
与会的12人对政府稳定房屋购买和租赁市场的工作给予了积极评价，并指出了诸如不适当的规定等问题。
He pointed out that as the selected companies are mainly State-owned or publicly listed, they are expected to strictly follow laws and regulations to avoid scandals such as malicious reduction in production and supply in pursuit of improper profits.
For example, porcelain is susceptible to damage from vibrations; calligraphy and painting should be protected from water or improper lighting; sheepskin is affected by coldness and dryness," he said, adding insurers need to have a professional team to provide targeted services each time.
National-level industrial organizations and chambers of commerce should voluntarily lower high membership fees and prohibit improper charges to reduce the burden on enterprises, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
The problem first emerged in April when Daihatsu reported improper testing on door linings.
The fuel tank vent pipe shell may crack due to the improper shape of its upper part and lead to oil leakage, bringing about safety dangers and unreasonable discharge hazards.
"The purpose of EV battery recycling is to reduce pollution caused by improper handling of heavy metals, reduce wastage of valuable metals and cut production costs of batteries and NEVs," Zheng said.
Ganmian hutong in Beijing's Dongcheng district was once plagued by problems such as scarce parking spaces and improper parking.
""The traditional parking management mode in the hutong made problems such as appropriation of parking spaces and improper parking worse," said Gao Xuan, an executive in MicroParking (Beijing) Technology Co Ltd.
The company said some of the voltage wiring harnesses in the battery module may have been compressed by the upper cover plate because of improper placement.
The power battery pack used in the vehicle within this recall range is equipped with a module of the specification model NEV-P50, which has the voltage sampling harness in an improper position, where it could cause a fire.
Improper welding inside the gateway control units of these cars could lead to communication breakoff and affect vehicle control, according to the SAMR.
"We should establish a tracing system for the batteries and increase crackdowns on improper recycling behaviors," said Ge Jianping, assistant professor with China University of Geosciences.
So, China's latest efforts in regulating monopolistic or improper market behavior are of great significance in protecting consumers' legitimate rights.
Improper use of the collected data will harm user privacy, corporate interests and even national security.
According to Tencent, many of ByteDance's products, including Douyin, have sought to obtain WeChat users' personal information "via various dubious and improper means and violated our long-established policies in protecting user privacy and data security".
"The strengthened anti-monopoly supervision will play a positive and stable role in restricting improper operations of platform operators, protecting the legitimate interests of trading participants, as well as bolstering the healthy development of the platform economy," said Cui.
The company said the authorities are very supportive of the internet and technology segment, especially the innovative development of the industry, with purpose of avoiding improper behavior and ensuring the long-term, healthy development of the industry.
The Ministry of Finance has released a report detailing eight typical cases of illegal activities and improper handling of hidden local government debt as the country is getting serious about tackling the off-balance sheet debt risks.
The implementation of the new rule will help avoid improper transfer of interest, risk contagion and regulatory arbitrage, conducive to strengthening the country's macroprudential policy framework, the PBOC said in a statement on Thursday.
In order to maximize their gains from holding reduction, listed firms' major shareholders sometimes resort to improper information disclosure and stock price manipulation, which are serious illegal acts that hurt smaller shareholders' interests and should be severely punished, Dong said.
Shen Yan, deputy head of the Institute of Digital Finance at Peking University, said the normalized supervision will replace intensive and special rectifications of improper behaviors in platform companies, and the regulatory environment will become more stable.
To avoid improper transfer of interest, risk concentration and contagion as well as regulatory arbitrage, the PBOC has drafted the rules and will collect public opinion through Sept 30, the central bank said on Tuesday.
Zhu, who is also a former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said the risk of improper policy moves triggering a crisis has also increased.
In recent years, irregular activities, including improper related-party transactions, the transfer of benefits and entrusted shareholdings, occurred frequently at banking and insurance institutions, especially among small and medium-sized banks.
The regulator clarified behavioral norms for major shareholders to participate in corporate governance of banking and financial institutions, forbidding improper intervention in business and clarified the patterns of improper related-party transactions.
He also urged disconnecting improper links between financial information and business information to prevent monopoly in the closed loop of data, network and financial activities.
Therefore, it is improper to treat the RRR cut as the beginning of a comprehensive loosening in monetary policy.
Following an investigation, the Jinshang Consumer Finance Co admitted they were responsible for uploading improper information to the credit system.
Payment services should "return to their origin" in order to disconnect the improper link between payment instruments and other financial products, according to the statement.
Yet, with all these key data openly accessible online, inadequate or improper management of these data may pose a possible threat to public security, the police, or even to social and national security.
Washington aims to prevent Chinese enterprises from participating in areas related to the so-called national security, hoping to maintain the US companies' international competitiveness through improper means.
Recognizing that some well-managed firms have optimized resources and reduced costs by means of financial holding firms, Pan also noted irregularities in the sector, including misuse of funds from financial institutions and improper profits from related-party transactions.
The regulator will continue to contain financial risks, curb shadow banking, prevent loans from flowing into the property sector in an improper way and prevent hidden debt risks, said Huang.
In recent years, some private enterprises deviated from their core business and expanded in an irregular and improper way which caused excessive debts and even led to capital chain rupture, said Yang Lei, secretary-general of the Sichuan Banking Association.
Some of the agencies even received improper fees from clients that may result in conflicts of interest.
Any improper disposal of their risks may lead to systemic shocks.
BEIJING－China's banking and insurance regulator recently fined three commercial banks for improper practices in wealth management.
In May, Alipay and Tenpay were fined by the central bank for improper implementation of user verification.
A negative list will prevent problematic investors entering the insurance industry as well as improper transfer of interests.
The central bank warned in the notice that acute problems such as excessive lending and borrowing, extremely high interest rates, improper debt collection and privacy infringement have emerged in the industry and they could lead to financial and social risks.
Yang further said the regulator will crack the whip on financial institutions indulging in irregular arbitrage, illegal transactions, wrongful profit-making and improper fees or charges.
China has significantly intensified its oversight of regulations and legal interpretations this year, ensuring alignment with the Constitution and responding to public concerns about improper legal provisions.
In an exemplary case released by the SPP, in the upstream of the Dongjiang River, a major tributary in the Pearl River Basin that originates from Jiangxi province, traces of fertilizer were found due to improper agricultural practices, leading to a widespread outbreak of water hyacinths.
It allows prosecutors to initiate public-interest lawsuits if they find internet service providers do not take action or perform their duties when cyberbullying happens on their platforms, causing improper or even illegal information to be spread online.
Currently, the soil for the growth of corruption and improper conduct remains, and the risk of a rebound still exists, the commissions said.
With the rapid development of the internet, everyone has the right to open accounts to share ideas and post articles, but some content has been found to be improper or even illegal, potentially promoting disorder in cyberspace and misleading the public, the authority said.
Data released by the administration showed that as of May 22, more than 1.41 million pieces of improper information have been removed, with over 66,600 accounts shut down.
He also noted that the efficiency of the road network is not high, and traffic restrictions often occur due to bad weather and improper maintenance.
He said the orders and institutes are judicial measures to implement the Family Education Promotion Law, which took effect on Jan 1 last year and allows courts to educate parents or guardians of children if improper acts are found in case handling.
The country should improve education about public health, raise people's awareness of drug resistance, correct improper medical treatment involving antibiotics without prescriptions and urge the public to use antibiotics under the guidance of a pharmacist, and popularize the knowledge of drug resistance among elementary and middle school students.
While improving review efficiency, he emphasized that the fight against malicious trademark registration and improper patent applications must continue.
A typical manifestation of commercial bribery is rent-seeking corruption, in which businessmen offer bribes to officials with monopolistic power in order to obtain improper benefits, said Zhuang Deshui, deputy head of Peking University's Clean Government Research Center.